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Napier Key To UConn's Future Hopes
The Hartford CourantAs everyone at Gampel Pavilion watched a video tribute to a team that, on paper, had little to play for and instead gave and gave each game as if it had everything in the world to play for, Shabazz Napier began to feel the shiver of emotions. As...Tags: Tyler Olander, Shabazz Napier, College Basketball, Niels Giffey, Roscoe Smith
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For A Team With Heart, Postseason Ban Weighs Heavy
The Hartford Courant— You watch a team so badly outrebounded. You watch a team destroyed on the offensive boards. You watch big man after big man head to the bench with five fouls. You see that team outscored by 13 points on the free throw line. And afterward you see...Tags: Miami Hurricanes, Madison Square Garden, George Blaney, Pittsburgh Panthers, South Florida Bulls
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Ollie, After Win Over Irish, Talks About Reaping What Is Sown With Olander
The Hartford CourantFlush with a most fruitful victory over a ranked team on the road, Kevin Ollie, that noted farmer out of South Central Los Angeles, was talking about reaping what is sown. "Tyler Olander was wonderful," Ollie said after UConn had knocked off No. 17...Tags: Tyler Olander, Shabazz Napier, XL Center, Big East Conference, Roscoe Smith
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Kevin Ollie Receives Highest Of Praise From Rick Pitino
The Hartford CourantIf Kevin Ollie is looking for the highest endorsement possible, he needn't stop at Jim Calhoun. He can find it with one of Calhoun's natural-born adversaries. Rick Pitino says that hiring Ollie as the permanent UConn basketball coach was a "no-brainer."...Tags: Arts and Culture, Andre Drummond, College Basketball, Howie Dickenman, Pittsburgh Panthers
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Walter Harrison Cites Fairness In Defending NCAA's APR Reporting Process
The Hartford CourantThis will not be another exercise in tearing down the NCAA or UConn. This will stand as Walter Harrison's rebuttal to people like me who argued that not only are the latest academic data the fairest data, the implementation of the latest data is...Tags: College Basketball, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Big East Conference, Students, Teaching and Learning
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UConn's George Blaney Not Just Along For The Ride
The Hartford CourantBy his own calculation, UConn associate coach George Blaney had been to 36 Final Fours before 2004. He sat on the board of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. That meant Blaney always had good seats. That does not mean he didn't want to be...Tags: Donnell Beverly, Shabazz Napier, Arts and Culture, History, Roscoe Smith
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UConn Play Of The Year: A Step-Back In Time, It's Kemba In A Landslide
I am at the intersection of 8th Avenue and 33rd Street -- the intersection of glory and possibility -- in search of Gary McGhee's ankles. It has been four months now and still no sign.
Not a talocrural joint to be found anywhere.
After agonizing over...Tags: Arts and Culture, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Football, History, Career and Workplace
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With Jeremy Lamb, March Comes In Like A Lion
The Hartford CourantANAHEIM, Calif. — Kemba Walker blinked. College basketball's omniscient guard, the god who sees all, knows all, does all, blinked. Walker turned the ball over under his basket with 3:09 remaining Thursday night. D.J. Gay hit a three to cut the...Tags: San Diego State Aztecs, Shabazz Napier, CBS Corp., Richard Hamilton, College Basketball
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Calhoun Vs. Calipari A Show In Itself
The Hartford CourantCoaches, players, Cinderellas, old New England turf rivals, they were all at a banquet to honor their Final Four achievement Thursday night when Jim Calhoun decided the time was ripe to play the "My Three Sons" card. "I said, 'I feel like Fred MacMurray,...Tags: George Mason, John Wooden, William Demarest, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Three For Calhoun In The Blink Of An Eye
The Hartford CourantHOUSTON — In one of those simple, brilliant leads that occasionally grace the sports pages, Courant beat writer Michael Arace sent 17 words back to Connecticut from St. Petersburg, Fla., on March 29, 1999. "The UConn Huskies won the national...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Richard Hamilton, Radio, John Wooden, College Basketball
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Kemba Walker Embraced The Process
The Hartford CourantSTORRS — Jim Calhoun was using Charlie Villanueva as a comparison, but the truth is the UConn coach could have inserted the names of hundreds of college basketball players. The difference with Kemba Walker, Calhoun insisted, is he didn't have to...Tags: Arts and Culture, CBS Corp., Colleges and Universities, New York Knicks, Rajon Rondo
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UCF Basketball Rewind: Looking back at the Knights’ huge win over No. 4 UConn
Knights Notepad - Orlando SentinelUCF Basketball Rewind: Looking back at the Knights' huge win over No. 4 UConn...
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